Which to use
“équipé” is an adjective and “équipée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,917
- “équipé” frequency rank
- #9,772
- “équipée” frequency rank
- 16689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équipé | équipée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vaisseau qui a ses voiles et ses cordages. | Action de partir avec équipage. |
Same sound, different letters: équipé vs équipée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: équipé vs équipée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: équipé and équipée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.ki.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “équipé” sits inside “équipée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
équipé is recorded at frequency rank #6,917, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.ki.pe\. équipée is at rank #9,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ki.pe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16689, this pair ranks #386,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of équipé vs équipée
Shared letters: ipqué. Private to "équipé": -. Private to "équipée": e.
"équipé" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "équipée" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "équipé" and "équipée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "équipé" or "équipée" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "équipé" / "équipée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "équipé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "équipée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équipé" and "équipée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équipée vs équipent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #386,700 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.